Home builders have been pulling back from starting new developments across the country, concentrating on selling their existing homes and completing communities to reduce the current oversupply of housing.
When communities are nearing completion or when a home has been built without a buyer in mind or when a contract has fallen through, builders offer homes as “ready-to-move-in” or “immediate delivery.” These homes are either finished or nearly finished, so buyers won’t have to wait the typical six to nine months before settlement and move-in day.
Immediate-delivery homes are sometimes sought by bargain hunters, but the homes are not always being sold at rock-bottom prices. Instead, they include features that might have been optional for other buyers, such as a finished recreation room in the basement, whirl pool jets in the master bath, hardwood floors on the main level, a deck or upgraded granite counters in the kitchen.
Buyers who prefer to make their own choices of cabinet styles, countertops and flooring may not want an immediate-delivery home, but for some buyers, having those choices already made can be a relief.
Immediate-delivery homes are particularly appealing for families relocating to the Washington area who need to move into a home right away, or for those families who have sold an existing home and need to move fast.
These homes can be found by searching the Web sites of individual builders or at the sales offices of communities under development.
The following immediate-delivery homes in Loudoun County were listed on the Web sites of various builders and may or may not still be available at the time of publication. Town homes, condominiums and single-family homes are all available as immediate deliveries.
Craftmark Homes Inc. (www.Craftmarkhomes.com) has four homes in Loudoun County ready for immediate delivery. At Lovettsville Town Center, a Chevy Chase model single family home is available, priced at $397,900. This home has 3,426 finished square feet, with five bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. Upgraded features include hardwood floors, a family-room extension, a gas fireplace, a luxury master bath, a gourmet kitchen with a center island and ceramic tile floors in the baths. Call 540/822-9911.
At the Village of Waxpool in Ashburn, a Chevy Chase Alternate model single-family home with 6,323 finished square feet is available for $849,900. This home, on a half-acre site, has four levels with six bedrooms, five full baths, a powder room and a three-car, side-entry garage.
Among the many upgrades to this residence are a finished attic level with a bedroom, playroom and bath; a finished basement with a stone fireplace; a morning room; upgraded hardwood floors; and a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counters, a two-level island and cherry cabinets. Call 571/223-0099.
At Selma Estates in Leesburg, Craftmark has a Sheffield model on an acre lot available for $1,250,000. This home has 7,500 finished square feet on four levels, with five bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths. Upgrades to the home include a playroom and wet bar on the attic level; five fireplaces; hardwood and upgraded ceramic tile floors; a marble master bath; a gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances and maple cabinets; a finished basement with a wet bar, recreation room, den, bath and media room with surround sound and audio-visual equipment.
An Oakton model, on a half-acre site backing to the golf course, is also available at Selma Estates, with 4,755 square feet and priced at $899,000. This home has four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, a three-car garage and extensive hardwood floors. Upgrades include a wood-burning fireplace, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, ceramic tile floor in the master bath and cherry wood cabinets. Call 571/258-1080.
Edgemoore Homes (www. edgemoorehomes.com) has town homes and single-family homes available now at two of its Loudoun County communities. At Avonlea in Chantilly, two 34-foot-wide villa homes from the Mayfair Series are available now, priced at $599,945 and $624,780. These homes have brick and stone fronts, a two-car garage, four bedrooms and three or four full baths. Upgrades include a finished basement with a full bath; a lower-level club room with a wet bar rough-in; a den and media room on the lower level; hardwood floors; gas fireplaces in the family room and master bedroom; and a gourmet kitchen with granite counters. Both homes have more than 4,000 finished square feet. Call 703/327-2999.
A Notting Hill Series town home is also available now at Avonlea, priced at $499,375. With over 3,000 finished square feet, this home has three bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. Upgrades include oak stairs, gas fireplaces, a first-floor study, a deluxe master suite with a sitting room, and a gourmet kitchen with maple cabinets. Call 703/722-2064.
Two Stratford Series town homes are ready for move-in at Avonlea, priced at $419,990 and $429,900. These homes have over 2,400 finished square feet, with three finished levels, four bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. Edgemoore is offering $10,000 in closing costs with these homes, along with a deluxe master suite and bath, a gas fireplace and a center-island kitchen with granite counters and upgraded cabinets. Call 703/327-4465.
At Selma in Leesburg, Edgemoore Homes has four single family homes in the Manor Series, priced from $749,640 to $789,900 and including about 3,400 to 4,100 square feet. The Kensington model available this fall on a half-acre site has a brick front, an expanded family room with a bay window and gas fireplace, a butler’s pantry, four bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths. Call 703/777-0711.
K. Hovnanian Homes (www. khov.com) has three homes ready for residents at its Loudoun County communities. At Wright Farm, a White Hall model on more than 3 acres, with over 6,500 square feet, is available with a stone front, a three-car garage and four bedrooms with five baths. Priced at $780,000, this home has a morning room, a conservatory, an extended family room, a gourmet kitchen with upgraded appliances and granite counters, a finished lower level, hardwood floors, upgraded wiring and a luxury master suite with a three-sided fireplace. Call 540/338-9622.
At Hirst Farm, a Virginia II model available for $519,990 has four bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, a front porch, a stone front, a morning room, room extensions, bay windows, hardwood floors, a two-sided fireplace in the master suite, a deck, a finished basement, and granite counters in the kitchen. Call 888/878-6901.
At Ridgeview Estates, a Rhode Island model available for $599,990 has 4,300 square feet, with a walk-out basement, a library, a gourmet kitchen, four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, a three-car garage and nearly 3 acres. Call 540/338-9622.
Miller and Smith LLC (www.millerandsmith.com) has a Houdini model town home, part of its Magic Collection, available at Brambleton. The home, which has three bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and a two-car garage, is priced at $449,990. The home has a luxury master bath with a soaking tub and separate shower and an expansive kitchen open to the great room, which has a fireplace. Call 703/327-0736.
A Clara Bow model from the 1920s Collection of single-family homes is available from Miller and Smith at Brambleton for $661,360. This home has 4,110 finished square feet, four bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and a two-car garage. Upgrades include oak stairs, hardwood floors on the first floor, a front porch, a fireplace and built-ins in the family room, and granite counters and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen.
A Rhapsody model from the 1920s Collection, with 3,400 finished square feet, is priced at $580,822 and has four bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and a two-car garage. This home has a front porch, 10-foot ceilings on the main level, hardwood floors, an extended family room and a finished recreation room and a bath on the lower level. Call 703/327-1741 for both.
Mitchell & Best Homebuilders LLC (www.mitchell besthomes.com) has a residence still under construction, so buyers can customize it before it is ready for occupancy. This home is a Preston model at Fieldstone Farm in Purcellville. Priced at $649,900, it has over 3,500 square feet, four bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. Call 540-687-8534.
At Blue Ridge Glen in Lovettsville, Mitchell & Best has a Devonshire model available on a 4.4-acre site. This home, priced at $549,900, has four bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and over 2,700 finished square feet; a gourmet kitchen with granite counters; hardwood floors in the foyer and powder room; and a finished lower level with a bath, a recreation room and more. Call 703/669-9825.
Ryan Homes (www.ryan homes.com) has several immediate-delivery homes at Courtland, an enclave of estate homes with wooded lots in Leesburg, between Oatlands Plantation and the Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve. The community includes a village green, a swimming pool and walking trails. The homes have up to five bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths; brick fronts; 9-foot ceilings on all three levels; a gas fireplace; hardwood floors, and a gourmet kitchen. The homes are base-priced from the upper $440,000s to the upper $570,000s. Call 703/669-8361.
Stanley Martin Homebuilding LLC (www.stanleymartin. com) has a single-family home available at Brambleton in Ashburn, priced at $639,990. This Elden III model has three finished levels with four bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths. Upgrades to the home include a bonus room, a full front porch and granite counters and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. Call 703/722-2400.
At Greene Mill Preserve in Leesburg, Stanley Martin has two single-family homes available now. The Ballou III model, with over 3,500 finished square feet, is priced at $525,990. This home has four bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, a full front porch, and a finished lower level with a recreation room and a bath. Other upgrades include hardwood floors, a library, a marble fireplace in the family room and granite counters and upgraded appliances in the kitchen.
The Paterson III model, priced at $579,990, has over 3,800 finished square feet, four bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths. This home has hardwood floors throughout the main level; a finished recreation room and a bath on the lower level; stone accents; a front porch; and granite counters and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. Call 703/542-8844.
Toll Bros. Inc. (www.toll brothers.com) has several condominiums, town homes and single-family homes ready in its Loudoun communities. At the Ridges at Belmont Country Club in Ashburn, condominiums are available with 956 to 1,450 square feet. These two-bedroom, one- or two-bath homes are priced from $219,975 to $289,975. Call 703/729-2049.
At the Stratford Club in Leesburg, four condominiums for immediate delivery are priced from $193,953 to $307,373. These homes have 810 to 1,256 square feet with one, two or three bedrooms and one or two full baths. Call 703/443-2350.
At South Riding, town homes are available in several collections, with three or four bedrooms, 2 1/2 or 3 1/2 baths. The homes have a one- or two-car garage and from 1,530 to 2,580 finished square feet; they are priced from $305,000 to $459,995. Call 703/327-1722, 703/327-7999 or 703/542-6664.
Single-family homes from several collections are available in South Riding, priced from $462,995 to $924,999. These homes have 2,800 to 5,543 square feet with four or five bedrooms, two to four baths, a powder room and a two- to four-car garage. Call 703/327-9119 or 703/327-2283.
At Loudoun Valley Villages in Ashburn, a wide selection of single-family homes and carriage homes are available, priced from $465,995 for a carriage home to $1,078,000 for a former model home with 5,400 square feet, four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths and a three-car garage. A number of single-family homes are available in this planned community priced in the $700,000s. Call 703/729-1906 for the carriage homes and 703/723-9418 for the single-family residences.
At Waterford Ridge in Waterford, Toll has a single-family home available on a wooded lot with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This home, priced at $799,975, has 4,080 finished square feet, four bedrooms, three full baths, a powder room and a three-car garage. Call 540/882-9600.
Winchester Homes Inc. (www.winchesterhomes.com) has town and single-family homes available at their communities in Loudoun. At Braddock Corner, a town home is available in the Liberty Series, priced at $399,000, with $8,000 offered toward closing costs. This model home has three bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, hardwood floors, and a recreation room and full bath on the lower level. Call 703/348-4805.
In the Lifestyle collection of single-family homes at Braddock Corner, two homes soon to be ready are priced from $587,157 and $634,000. The homes have 3,700 to 4,400 square feet with four bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, and upgrades such as a finished basement or room expansions; $10,000 is offered toward closing costs. Call 703/722-6785. Two homes in the Village Collection are priced from $662,676 to $671,000, with $10,000 toward closing costs. These homes have four bedrooms, three or five baths, gourmet kitchens and room extensions. Call 703/348-4803.
At Brambleton, an available single-family home in the Charleston Collection is priced at $639,000. This home has 4,400 square feet or more. The home has four bedrooms, four full baths and a powder room. Upgrades include a gourmet kitchen and a finished lower level. Call 703/665-4330.
In Selma Estates in Leesburg, Winchester has a Belmont model priced at $829,000. This home has three finished levels with 5,821 square feet, including four bedrooms, five baths, a powder room and a three-car side-entry garage, along with a solarium. Call 703/297-8020.
At the Retreat at South Village in South Riding, Winchester has a Belmont single-family home available for $810,000. This home has 5,300 square feet, four bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths. Upgrades include a finished lower level, a gourmet kitchen and an oak staircase. In the Manor Collection at this same community, two homes are available, priced from $779,000 to $840,000, with $15,000 toward closing costs. The homes have four or six bedrooms, with four or six baths and upgrades such as a solarium, expanded kitchen, finished lower level, and a second-story balcony. Call 703/348-4802.
Winchester’s available Chelsea II model at the Woodlands at Round Hill is priced at $673,151. This home, on a 3-acre site, has 4,552 finished square feet, with four bedrooms, four baths, a powder room and a three-car side-entry garage, along with a solarium. Call 540/551-5244.
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